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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotetsu Yamamoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fenton Hilton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fenton Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hilton as he jumps to the side.
Hilton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hilton tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Hilton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hilton lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Hilton misses.
Hilton wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilton wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto attempts a counter takedown but Hilton avoids it well and moves away.
A big left from Hilton misses.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamamoto takes one to the chin there.
Hilton swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Hilton misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
Hilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilton misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hilton's head.
Hilton wants to get back to his feet but Yamamoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto connects with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Hilton has wrist control.
Hilton wants to stand but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Yamamoto landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Yamamoto passes Hilton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yamamoto connects with a nice short shot to Hilton's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto is nestled in close to Hilton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hilton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Yamamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hilton wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hilton is in trouble now - Yamamoto has advanced to mount!
Hilton tries to buck Yamamoto off but he can't manage it.
Yamamoto landing strikes from the mount and Hilton is in trouble!
Hilton is rocked!
Yamamoto landing shots from mount.
Hilton is still in real trouble! Can Yamamoto finish him?
Yamamoto lands a big shot to the head and Hilton winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kotetsu Yamamoto!
Kotetsu Yamamoto retains his featherweight title!
Kotetsu Yamamoto made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'We are NJPW!!!'.
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